Addressing the Shame and Trauma of System-Involved Youth with Self-Compassion

Nicole Kelly, Psy.D. & Nancy Acosta

Training Description

Shame often accompanies trauma and can delay one's ability to disclose their abuse, delay one's healing journey and create barriers to utilizing one's support system. We will talk about how shame presents in services and what we can do to combat shame. One of the strategies we will talk about is self-compassion.

Learning Objectives

· Identify at least 1 characteristic of shame

· Identify at least 1 way shame presents itself within efforts to support system involved youth and families